Transcription and Translation (Audio and Video) this service basically involves a simple transcription of the audio and/or video contents.

This type of service is necessary when an audio or video recording needs to be transcribed.

The transcription can be done either with a simple transcription in the original language or translated into a foreign one.

An audio or video transcription may be direct or sworn depending on the situation.

Generally, transcribed audio recordings are done for interviews, statements, training sessions or legal courtroom recordings. It can essentially be done for any situation where an audio recording needs to be transcribed into text. 

Lins Translations executes technical audio transcription services for congresses, interviews, speeches, post-graduate thesis defense, dissertations, articles, criminal prosecutions, etc. We are able transcribe the audio and video starting from practically type of recorded media, be it digital or analogue (tape).

Lins Translations executes its projects aiming to achieve the highest quality, confidentiality, while always complying with the ethics criteria which are mandatory for any company of this field that handles texts and third-party information. We will draft a confidentiality contract to ensure in written form that the client’s copyright will be guaranteed.

There are two different types of Transcription Services:

• Full Transcription:

For this type of service, the text is transcribed in its entirety, while retaining fidelity to the original audio, including errors (no corrections), pauses, hesitations, repetitions, slang, among other variations of the native tongue. The resulting text may not achieve the desired fluency, cohesion, consistency and correction because it relies entirely on the original audio.

• Corrected Transcription

For this type of audio and video transcription, the translator shall ignore eventual mistakes. He or she will not indicate instances of pauses or other mistakes of the language, The resulting text is more fluent and grammatically correct.